Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saudi films are making waves at top festivals with stories that are both local and universally human. In this episode of THR News, ...

When attempting to break into a nascent film industry, many filmmakers place their bets in tried and tested formats. Family dramas, romantic comedies, action thrillers. But, in the Arab region, where ...

The Doha Film Institute's Qumra workshop kicks off Friday with the cream of the Arab cinema crop on display – including several timely Palestinian projects – and a host of top industry professionals ...

The 28th annual Arab Film Festival is underway in San Francisco, marking its continued status as the oldest Arab film festival outside the Arab world. The festival, which runs until Sunday, November 3 ...

As conflicts escalate in the Middle East and North Africa, from Palestine to Yemen and Sudan, filmmakers have seen an increase in solidarity within the local creative community to find ways to ...

Now in its 29th year, the Arab Film Festival is underway across the Bay Area, bringing films and filmmakers from across the Arab world to local audiences. As Managing Director Maya Labban helped host ...

The San Diego Arab Film Festival, presented by the nonprofit organization Karama, will showcase films over the next two weekends at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, with a pair of ...

Continuing a great year for Arab cinema at major festivals - with films such as "Once Upon a Time in Gaza," "The President's Cake" and "The Little Sister" winning major awards in Cannes - the Venice ...

Allowing the Bay Area to gain an appreciation for the richness, complexity, and nuances of (queer) film production in the Middle East, the 26th edition of the Arab Film Festival will run November ...

Producers and film professionals from the Arab region discussed their perception of a “quota system” at festivals as well as distribution challenges, during a panel held by the World Cinema Fund in ...